Jeju Air black box data missing from crucial minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says – Reuters

  1. Jeju Air black box data missing from crucial minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says  Reuters
  2. Black Box On Doomed South Korean Plane Stopped Recording Before Crash  Newsweek
  3. ‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say  CNN
  4. Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash  The New York Times
  5. Black boxes on crashed South Korean plane cut out before impact, inquiry finds  The Guardian
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Black boxes on crashed South Korean plane cut out before impact, inquiry finds

Recording of flight data ceased four minutes before Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, says transport ministry

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people, stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at Muan airport, the transport ministry said.

Authorities investigating the disaster, the worst plane crash on South Korean soil, plan to analyse what caused the black boxes to stop recording, the ministry said.

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Is Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a ‘Madman Strategy’? – NPR

  1. Is Trump's rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a 'Madman Strategy'?  NPR
  2. Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster  The Atlantic
  3. The art of dealing with Donald Trump  Financial Times
  4. Trump’s Trash Talk Revives the Worst of World Politics  Bloomberg
  5. Which other countries should be on Trump’s shopping list?  The Hill
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Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War – The New York Times

  1. Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War  The New York Times
  2. Russian drones damaged a unique historic estate in Kyiv  ТСН English
  3. UNESCO keeps Ukrainian creativity alive during ongoing conflict  UNESCO
  4. How to convey a war: a review of Oleksandr Mykhed’s The Language of War  New Eastern Europe
  5. How generations of Ukrainians defied Russian attempts to erase their culture  Irish Independent
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Temporary protected status extended for Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan – Axios

  1. Temporary protected status extended for Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan  Axios
  2. Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown  CNN
  3. Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office  The New York Times
  4. Biden extends deportation relief for 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan  Reuters
  5. Days before Trump takes office, Mayorkas issues sweeping immigration orders  The Center Square
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Trump wants to take Greenland: Four ways this saga could go – BBC.com

  1. Trump wants to take Greenland: Four ways this saga could go  BBC.com
  2. 'Buy us!': Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by Trump zeal for Arctic territory  USA TODAY
  3. Greenland's leader ready to talk to Trump  Reuters
  4. Trump’s Talk of Buying Greenland Energizes Island’s Independence Movement  The Wall Street Journal
  5. The Art of the Deal (Greenland edition)  POLITICO
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California fires live: progress made against some LA blazes but thickening smoke prompts ‘health emergency’

Palisades and Eaton fires start coming under control as fierce winds ease but forecasters predict another red flag warning for Monday

Here are some of the latest images coming in from Los Angeles via the news wires.

Weather forecasters in Los Angeles are expecting fast, dry winds to return towards the end of the weekend, threatening to fuel the devastating wildfires.

There are areas where everything is gone. There isn’t even a stick of wood left. It’s just dirt.

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Warm clothing, hot pot and even ice cream bars feature at China’s ice capital – The Associated Press

  1. Warm clothing, hot pot and even ice cream bars feature at China’s ice capital  The Associated Press
  2. Icy Art  TIME for Kids
  3. ANDY WONG  Gwcommonwealth
  4. Video | China’s ‘ice city’ Harbin hosts its largest-ever event  South China Morning Post
  5. AP PHOTOS: Warm clothing, hot pot and even ice cream bars feature at China's Harbin ice fair  The State Journal
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